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Rachel Alice Gregoire

November 21, 1923 — February 1, 2011

Rachel Alice Gregoire, 87, of rural Grand Forks, passed away on Tuesday, February 1, 2011 at Parkwood Place in Grand Forks. Rachel was born in November, 1923 in Washington Township of Grand Forks County near Hatton, ND, the daughter of Olaf and Elise (Lismoen) Kordahl. She attended school in Morgan Township and high school in Mayville, ND. Rachel married Leo Gregoire on September 22, 1943 in Thompson, ND. They lived and farmed in Allendale Township of Grand Forks County. Leo died November 1, 1985. She continued to live on the family farm. She is survived by sons, Leo Paul (Mary) of Wahpeton, ND, Peter (Luann) of West Fargo, Terry (Helena) of Devils Lake, Scott of Louisville, CO, Jon (Marilyn) of Grand Forks; daughters, Susan (Warren) Blake of Grand Forks, Lisa (Darin) Holt of Farmington, MN, Becky (Rick) Bakken of Humboldt, MN; her "adopted" daughter, Brenda (Ed) Deckard of Fargo; sisters, Ruth Olson of Tea, South Dakota, Eldrid (Harold) Everly of Mountain View, CA; 19 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren (and 3 on the way) and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Leo; son, Mark; brothers, Bennie and Edwin and sisters, Eva Dufault, Doris Knutson and Laura Skarison and great-grandson, Hayden Gregoire. **In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Third St. Clinic of Grand Forks, or Father Jack Davis. MASS OF CHRISTIAN BURIAL: 11:00 a.m. Saturday, February 5 at St. Jude's Catholic Church 329 Broadway St. in Thompson, ND 58278. VISITATION: 5:00-7:00 p.m. with a 7:00 p.m. prayer service on Friday, February 4 at St. Jude's Catholic Church. Visitation will continue for the hour prior to the funeral at the church. INTERMENT: (Spring 2011) St. Jude's Catholic Cemetery, Thompson, ND.
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